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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0611 EST on 21/08/2008. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

District Site Today Previous monthly record Previous all time record
if equalled or broken
Comments
Reading Reading Date Years Reading Date Years
Lowest minimum temperature

SA

NW Pastoral

016085

MARLA POLICE STATION

-3.5

-3.5

27/06/1989

21

1 Y Equal to record.

SA

W Agricultural

018106

NULLARBOR

-1.6

-1.0

30/06/2002

21

1 Y

Lowest maximum temperature

QLD

Central Coast E

033295

ALVA BEACH

18.8

19.0

09/06/2000

11

1 Y


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Summary of observations

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**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 00:45EST, 15/05/2012.

Major centres
Max
° C
+/- norm
° C
Min
° C
+/- norm
° C
Grass Min
° C
Rain to 9am mm Evaporation to 9am mm Sunshine hours Wind Run to 9am km (24-hour average km/h) Maximum Gust km/h / hour of occurrence
GERALDTON AIRPORT 19.8 -1.1 12.7 +1.7 9.8 2.6 3.8 -- 395 (16.5) 30/13
PERTH AIRPORT 20.4 +1.5 11.2 +2.2 9.6 2.2 0.2 6.9 165 ( 6.9) --
ALBANY AIRPORT 17.1 +0.5 11.1 +3.0 7.2 2.0 2.0 3.8 291 (12.1) 26/10
BUNBURY 19.8 +1.4 7.9 -0.2 -- 19.8 -- -- 177 ( 7.4) 21/00
MANDURAH 19.4 -- 12.4 -- -- 17.2 -- -- 282 (11.8) 26/15
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.0 +1.4 20.6 +0.7 19.3 0.0 10.0 10.2 442 (18.4) 35/09
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 13.5 -6.3 0.0 -5.1 -3.3 0.0 3.8 10.4 341 (14.2) 41/11
WHYALLA AERO 12.8 -4.5 0.1 -6.0 -- 0.0 6.0 -- 196 ( 8.2) 26/11
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 13.7 -2.4 3.9 -4.2 -- 0.0 0.2 9.3 135 ( 5.6) 22/10
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 13.3 -0.5 6.3 +0.5 3.9 0.2 1.0 8.3 241 (10.0) 26/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 22.5 -2.4 9.5 -0.5 5.0 0.0 5.4 10.4 357 (14.9) 37/11
CAIRNS AERO 24.5 -1.5 21.5 +3.7 20.0 0.0 3.6 0.2 600 (25.0) 46/02
TOWNSVILLE AERO 20.2 -5.4 18.7 +4.1 18.0 0.0 5.8 0.0 376 (15.7) 50/11
MACKAY M.O 18.1 -3.8 15.0 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- 0.0 533 (22.2) 41/08
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 22.1 -1.4 11.1 +0.2 8.7 0.0 3.2 -- 189 ( 7.9) 18/14
BUNDABERG AERO 21.4 -1.2 10.8 -0.8 -- 0.0 2.6 -- 297 (12.4) 31/14
NAMBOUR DPI 18.8 -2.8 8.2 -1.1 -- 0.0 3.2 -- 56 ( 2.3) 21/10
COOLANGATTA 20.7 -0.4 7.1 -4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 228 ( 9.5) 35/15
BRISBANE AERO 20.1 -1.2 7.0 -3.5 4.0 0.0 4.6 6.6 285 (11.9) 28/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 16.1 -0.9 1.7 -5.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 326 (13.6) 28/08
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE -- -- 1.2 -4.9 -1.9 0.0 1.8 -- 129 ( 5.4) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 16.6 -2.8 8.5 -0.6 5.0 0.0 2.2 5.5 139 ( 5.8) --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 15.7 -3.8 3.5 -4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 16.1 -1.5 5.1 -2.8 1.7 0.0 2.6 9.6 389 (16.2) 32/08
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 15.0 -2.9 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- 169 ( 7.0) --
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 8.0 -2.5 -2.0 -4.6 -5.0 0.0 1.0 1.3 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 12.0 -4.4 -0.3 -4.9 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 15.3 -2.3 6.5 -2.0 3.5 0.0 3.4 3.5 564 (23.5) 54/18
RICHMOND RAAF 12.9 -5.1 0.5 -4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 91 ( 3.8) 43/11
BELLAMBI AWS 15.9 -1.8 8.7 -2.3 -- 4.8 -- -- 440 (18.3) 78/19
CANBERRA AIRPORT 10.7 -1.5 -0.4 -1.4 -3.3 4.6 1.6 4.6 317 (13.2) 48/05
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 13.0 -0.8 -2.5 -6.2 -3.8 0.0 0.4 2.6 244 (10.2) 28/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 14.1 -0.1 -1.5 -5.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 74 ( 3.1) 43/18
MILDURA AIRPORT 12.8 -3.2 1.3 -3.9 -0.8 0.0 1.0 9.6 276 (11.5) 32/10
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 13.3 -0.7 2.1 -1.6 -- 0.0 2.0 -- 382 (15.9) 34/10
BENDIGO AIRPORT 11.8 -1.4 1.9 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 325 (13.5) 37/11
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 13.8 -0.2 3.0 -3.9 0.5 0.8 1.4 -- 113 ( 4.7) 26/12
GEELONG AIRPORT 12.8 -1.8 4.6 -1.7 -- 1.8 -- -- 271 (11.3) 35/14
BALLARAT AERODROME 9.8 -1.0 2.5 -1.5 -- 1.2 -- -- 425 (17.7) 50/15
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 11.8 -1.3 -0.2 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 174 ( 7.3) 24/15
HOBART AIRPORT 10.1 -2.8 2.5 -2.1 0.5 1.4 0.8 0.7 369 (15.4) 26/11
Max
° C
+/- norm
° C
Min
° C
+/- norm
° C
Grass Min
° C
Rain to 9am mm Evaporation to 9am mm Sunshine hours Wind Run to 9am km Maximum Gust km/h / hour of occurrence
Hottest
Highest maximum temperature>Greatest variation above normal maximum Highest minimum temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

33.9 PORT KEATS AERO N Rivers NT
33.2 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
32.3 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
32.0 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
32.0 SCHERGER RAAF N Peninsula QLD
32.0 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT

+4.3 : 27.2 DENHAM W Gascoyne WA
+4.2 : 22.2 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
+4.1 : 24.0 MULLEWA Central West WA
+4.1 : 21.6 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
+4.0 : 23.0 LEONORA Goldfields WA

27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
26.2 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.6 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
25.6 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT

+6.5 : 19.5 GEORGETOWN POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD
+6.0 : 12.0 BEVERLEY Cent Wheatbelt WA
+5.8 : 10.4 YORK Cent Wheatbelt WA
+5.7 : 10.1 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA

Coldest
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

-1.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.2 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-1.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.3 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
0.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW

-9.0 : 16.1 COLLINSVILLE POST OFFICE Central Coast E QLD
-8.4 : 16.0 ST LAWRENCE POST OFFICE Central Coast E QLD
-8.2 : 15.5 MORANBAH WATER TREATMENT PLANT Central Coast W QLD
-8.2 : 15.5 TE KOWAI EXP STN Central Coast E QLD
-7.4 : 17.7 CHARTERS TOWERS AIRPORT Central Coast W QLD

-6.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.5 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-6.4 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-6.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-9.1 : -3.5 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA
-8.9 : -0.5 ELLISTON W Agricultural SA
-8.9 : -2.9 KEITH Mallee/Upper SE SA
-8.7 : -3.2 KULGERA N Plateau NT
-8.7 : -3.5 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA

Wettest
Sunniest & dullest
Windiest
Highest gusts
Todays highest rainfall totals for the 24 hours to 9am. It includes the top 5 totals nationally followed by all reported falls of 50mm or more.
Highest and lowest recordings of hours of sunshine for the 24 hours to midnight.
Highest wind run totals in kilometres for the 24 hours to 9am (average speed in brackets). All reported runs > =25km/h are shown.
Highest wind gusts in km/h for the 24 hours to midnight followed by the hour in which it occurred. All stations with gusts > 89km/h are shown.
109.6 COBARGO POST OFFICE South Coast NSW
49.0 LANCELIN Lower West WA
48.2 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
45.0 COBARGO (COOLAGOLITE (LYREBIRD RIDGE RD) South Coast NSW
44.2 BERMAGUI SOUTH (YOUNG STREET) South Coast NSW

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
49.0 LANCELIN
48.2 CAPE NATURALISTE

NEW SOUTH WALES
South Coast
109.6 COBARGO POST OFFICE
45.0 COBARGO (COOLAGOLITE (LYREBIRD RIDGE RD)
44.2 BERMAGUI SOUTH (YOUNG STREET)

10.6 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.5 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.4 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.4 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
10.3 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.3 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT

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0.1 COWRA RESEARCH CENTRE (EVANS ST) C Tablelands S NSW
0.0 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
0.0 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
0.0 KAIRI RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
0.0 BRIAN PASTURES Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

1285 (53.5) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
1230 (51.3) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
993 (41.4) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
952 (39.7) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
950 (39.6) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
920 (38.3) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
897 (37.4) MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
834 (34.8) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
784 (32.7) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
677 (28.2) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
675 (28.1) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
649 (27.0) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
641 (26.7) COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
630 (26.3) JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS) Illawarra NSW
621 (25.9) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
620 (25.8) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
619 (25.8) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
606 (25.3) ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
600 (25.0) CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
96/06 MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
83/01 GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
78/19 BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
78/01 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
72/13 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW

Downpours High AWS wind reports
High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less from AWS and synoptic reports. Storm force gusts (>89km/h) and 10-minute mean gales (>62km/h) reported by AWSs. Wind direction and mean windspeed are shown in brackets.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
LANCELIN
36.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 12.0mm/h
JURIEN BAY
22.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 7.3mm/h
WINDY HARBOUR
20.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.7mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Central Coast E
MACKAY AERO
10.0mm in 1 hr to 22:00 10.0mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
Sydney--east
SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL)
10.6mm in 30 min to 14:30 21.2mm/h
14.2mm in 1 hr to 14:30 14.2mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 15:00 12.8mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.3mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 16:00 14.0mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.7mm/h
CANTERBURY RACECOURSE AWS
11.8mm in 1 hr to 17:30 11.8mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.3mm/h
Sydney--west
HORSLEY PARK EQUESTRIAN CENTRE AWS
10.8mm in 30 min to 21:00 21.6mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 21:00 10.8mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 21:30 13.2mm/h
Illawarra
NOWRA RAN AIR STATION AWS
7.0mm in 8 min to 11:08 52.5mm/h
23.0mm in 21 min to 11:29 65.7mm/h
23.4mm in 28 min to 11:57 50.1mm/h
61.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 20.3mm/h
68.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 11.3mm/h
JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS)
4.6mm in 6 min to 11:06 46.0mm/h
5.8mm in 6 min to 11:12 58.0mm/h
17.4mm in 1 hr to 12:00 17.4mm/h
28.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 9.3mm/h
South Coast
MORUYA HEADS PILOT STATION
15.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.0mm/h
24.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 8.0mm/h
NERRIGA COMPOSITE
42.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 7.0mm/h
BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS
16.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.3mm/h
ULLADULLA AWS
8.6mm in 42 min to 13:56 12.3mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.0mm/h
MERIMBULA AIRPORT AWS
12.8mm in 52 min to 17:52 14.8mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.0mm/h
MORUYA AIRPORT AWS
20.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.7mm/h
VICTORIA
E Gippsland
MALLACOOTA
10.2mm in 1 hr to 02:00 10.2mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 22:00 10.2mm/h
ORBOST
10.4mm in 1 hr to 02:30 10.4mm/h

NEW SOUTH WALES
Illawarra
BELLAMBI AWS : 78(110/ 67 ) at 19:26
KIAMA (BOMBO HEADLAND) : 74(150/ 67 ) at 17:59
South Coast
MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 96(150/ 65 ) at 06:50
GREEN CAPE AWS : 83(170/ 72 ) at 01:52